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The President's House, From the River

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0208 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; 22.5 x 15.5 cm. Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "The President's House From the River" circa 1861-1877. Dipicts a distant view of the President's house. In the foreground of the image two rowboats and one sailboat drift on the river. Three figures relax on the rivers edge.

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